31 Ways to Celebrate Halloween This October

All October posts are part of the Countdown to Halloween!

It seems like the season goes by faster and faster every year, so let’s slow down today with 31 ways to celebrate Halloween this month.

In years past, I had an email series I ran during October where once a week I would send off things to do each day to celebrate Halloween. It’s morphed into a centerfold calendar in my magazine, which has been fun to put together.

But this year, I decided to give this list a home on the blog…and focus on experiential items rather than just encouraging you to buy more stuff. (We all have enough Halloween stuff, honestly.)

So if you’re looking for ideas to make the most of the best month of the year, check out my list of 31 ways to celebrate Halloween this October!

31 Ways to Celebrate Halloween

1. Tune in to Dead Air, and let it be the soundtrack to your entire October!
2. Learn more about the history of Halloween.
3. Send your friends and family a Halloween card—if you’re in the U.S., don’t forget to grab some of these Dia de los Muertos stamps, designed by Mexican-American artist Luis Fitch.
4. Listen to a Halloween podcast. While it hasn’t been updated in years, The Halloween Haunt is still a personal fave for spooky season.
5. Have a merry, creepy Halloween while enjoying this song today.
6. Create your own Halloween soundtrack on your favorite streaming app using my tips for the perfect playlist.
7. Find a new haunted house near you on haunts.com. (TW: crawling spiders on their homepage)
8. Do you have a local bakery in your area? Drop by today and see what Halloween treats they have waiting for you!
9. Settle in with a spooky read. Need some suggestions?
10. Find and visit your local oddities and curiosities shop.
11. Drink an apple cider slushie. (Recipe if you don’t have orchards near you.)
12. Try a new pumpkin beer.
13. Host a Friday the 13th movie night on Friday, Oct. 13!
14. Dreaming of visiting Salem someday? Then you need to read this book.
15. Visit a haunted place in your city (be mindful of trespassing)—hauntedplaces.org is a great resource for finding one.
16. Listen to my 31 favorite Halloween tunes.
17. Host a Halloween brunch and make my pumpkin mimosas.
18. Carve a jack-o-lantern…or three!
19. Howl at the full moon in October on Saturday, Oct. 28.
20. Make a pumpkin float.
21. Create a killer costume using items from your closet—here’s how.
22. Get ready for trick-or-treaters with these tips.
23. Go on a local ghost tour.
24. Host a “Hocus Pocus” watch party.
25. Create a boo basket for your spooky bestie—these ideas for a scare package can get you started.
26. Host a fall bonfire and make Halloween s’mores.
27. Instead of a chain, visit a local coffee shop for a pumpkin coffee.
28. Host a micro-party for Halloween.
29. Try a new-to-you Halloween candy. (The Favorite Day candies at Target are great this year!)
30. Go for a walk in your neighborhood and enjoy all the decorations.
31. Start making plans for next Halloween!

If you want to keep track of everything you do this month, I also created this list as a checklist you can download!

What would you add to this Halloween to-do list?

Let me know in the comments! I hope this gets you inspired to celebrate all October long.

Looking for even more ideas for things to do?